Tuncel Kurtiz
Born
February 1, 1936
Died
September 27, 2013 (77 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Bilecik, Turkey
Tuncel Tayanç Kurtiz (1 February 1936 – 27 September 2013) was a Turkish theatre, movie and TV series actor, playwright, and film director Since 1964, he acted in more than 70 movies, including many international productions.
Since 1958, Kurtiz performed on many stages in Istanbul, in state and private theatres. He was also on the stage at Gothenburg City Theatre, Stockholm Royal Theatre and Swedish Theatre in Sweden, Schaubühne Berlin, Frankfurt City Theatre and Hamburg City Theatre in Germany and at Peter Brook Shakespeare Royal Theatre in England. Kurtiz directed plays for the German-Turkish theatre project "Türkisches Ensemble" in the late 1970s.
During his university years and later the military service period, he became friends with the renowned film director Yılmaz Güney. They made a number of films together. Their 1970 film Umut was prohibited to leave Turkey, but was shown in Cannes Film Festival by a smuggled copy.
His first film role was in Şeytanın Uşakları, shot in 1964. Since then, Tuncel Kurtiz played also in many international productions like Swedish, German, Dutch, Italian, French, British, Israel and Indian films and TV series, mostly in the original language.
Known For
All Over the Place - A Portrait of Tuncel Kurtiz
Self
2025
The Legend of the Ugly King
Self (archive footage)
2017
Happy Family Journal
Yıldırım Taşyumruk
2013
My boy, look at the stars
Deniz Gezmiş(voice) and sings the poems
2012
Magnificent Century
Ebu Suud Efendi · (79 episodes)
2011
Black and White
2010
Pains of Autumn
Kamil Efendi
2009
Ezel
Ramiz Karaeski · (71 episodes)
2009
Jack Hunter and the Quest for Akhenaten's Tomb
Said
2008
Asi
Cemal Ağa · (71 episodes)
2007
The Edge of Heaven
Ali Aksu
2007
Hacı
(15 episodes)
2006
Tales of Intransigence
2004
Alacakaranlık
(7 episodes)
2003
A cavallo della tigre
Fatih
2002
The Waterfall
Kel Selim
2001
O da Beni Seviyor
Masalcı
2001
In Foreign Soil
Self
2001
Hoşçakal Yarın
Ali Elverdi
1998
Vive la mariée... et la libération du Kurdistan
Uncle Ismet
1998
Çok Tuhaf Soruşturma
1998
Çökertme
1997
Journey on a Clock Hand
Agah
1997
Sawdust Tales
Fisherman
1997
Gräfin Sophia Hatun
1997
Işıklar Sönmesin
1996
Somersault in a Coffin
Reis
1996
Istanbul Beneath My Wings
Topal Recep Paşa
1996
Ağrı'ya Dönüş
1994
Bir Aşk Uğruna
1994
Love is Colder Than Death
1994
Kvällspressen
Abdel · (6 episodes)
1992
Amforans gåta
Papa · (6 episodes)
1991
Die Hallo-Sisters
Samy
1990
The Guardian Angel
Ivar
1990
The Mahabharata
Shakuni
1990
Time of Vengeance
grand-father
1990
Code Name Coq Rouge
Al-Houl
1989
The Smile of the Lamb
Hilmi
1986
The Frozen Leopard
1986
On a Narrow Bridge
1985
Kalabaliken i Bender
1983
The Wall
Tonton Ali
1983
Hasan the Rose
Hakan / The film director
1980
On Fertile Lands
Zeynel
1980
Kanal
Abuzer Dayı
1979
The Herd
Hamo Ağa
1979
The Bus
1974
Frau Kutzer und andere Bewohner der Naunynstraße
1973
Scene of the Crime
Der Kleine · (1 episode)
1970
Hope
Hasan
1970
Bullets Won't Touch Me
Cengiz
1967
Krallar Ölmez
Komiser
1967
Kuduz Recep
Hamza
1967
Law of the Border
Bekir
1966
The Ugly King
1966
Horse, Woman and Gun
1966
Yiğit Yaralı Olur
1966
Silahların Kanunu
1966
Kanli Mezar
1966
Bir Caniye Gönül Verdim
1965
The Road That Has No End
Köylü
1965
I Live When I Die
Cemal
1965
The Last Birds
Turgut
1965
Sokakta Kan Vardı
1965
Krallar Kralı
1965
Üçünüzü de mıhlarım
Hüseyin
1965